Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-02


feed dealer, has vouchers showing that
he paid S2o.06a.9o Tor freight during the
year 1885.
The mail for Darlington and other
points on the jamestown & Northern ID
carried by. stage since the closing up OF
that branch.
The Cass county medical society has
resolved in favor of the repeal OF the
present health law and the passage OF
the Illinois law.
Al couple OF inches OF snow fell at
Howard Sunday night and the ther-
mometer Monday morning registered 90
degrees below zero at 8 O'Clock.
DR.. Cowan died at Fargo Saturday.
He was assistant superintendent Of ter
ritorial instruction for north Dakota and
Q ~life-long prominent educator.
Robert G. McCook post at Brookings,
held Logan memorial service sunday
afternoon, Company d, Dakota national
guard, taking part in the services,
The residence OF E. Root, four miles
southwest Of Highmore, was destroyed
BY fire Friday afternoon, the fire result
ing from q defective fue. The loss is
about $500; partially insured.
Department. Commander Lucas has
written to members OF the g. A. r. post
OF Jamestown that the eencampment viii
probably be called Tor about March Esd
an effort is nov being made to secure .
greatly reduced railroad rate.
The probabilities are that more lani
will be bought for the. Brookings agri.
cultural college as there are only eighty
acres surrounding the college. The at
tendance is increasing Gil the time AND
the institution is in q aourishing con
ditipn.
Il ID authoritatively stated thai th,
Chicago, Milwaukee 8 st. Paul railroad
company will build . branch from
Howard to Huron the coming season
Perhaps this will account for the rail
road iron which was put off at Howart
some time ago.
The lines around the saloon bushes
are being drawn tighter every day ii
Lake county. The commissioners 9
their January meeting raised the count.
license to $500. 1t was $500 prior 4
that sime. Madison city adds $500 t
the $500 county license.
The first anniversary Of the Lincoll
county Scandinavian temperance societ,
occurred at Canton Saturday evening
and the largest hall in the city wa
packed with ON enthusiastic audienc,
Addresses vert made by Judge Steine
in English and @. Knudson in Nor
wegian.
Fears are entertained by friends {
Henry Tabernacle and James NevinI
OF Pembina, that they were among thos
who perished In the Baltimore & Obi
disaster on Jan. 4th.s At that date the
20 he On their retnrn Fri
from Baltimore, where they had bee
visiting relatives Since Jan. 2nd the
have not been heard from. Nevins we
warden of the Bismarck ~penitentsary.
AT Highmore the weather change
!. suddenly from spring to bitter winter o
! saturday and the raercnry droppe
bard to about twenty-five below zert
! and remained stationary for forty-eigt
: hours, the wind driving the flying sno'
into drifts. On Sunday the wind lulle
into quietness and snow fell straigi
down until about two inches depth ha
fallen, then the wind rose again to
/. high pitch. bat the mercury kept dow
!. all the time.
At the Fargo term OF the distri
!. court many important criminal cas-,
: we're disposed OFF. Kourke and Ryma
! Ransom county attorneys, were suspsn,
4 ed for three months, Hughes war acqul
ted Of m~anslaughter, and Cochrane
/, rape. Rice was sentenced fnr embezzl,
ment, and Kellard to three and one.ha
4 years for attempted rape. A large 70
!. ume:of civil business WAS cleared Vi
the calendar will be finished ate
/, the supreme court term.